Google is giving away 20 free songs from performers appearing at Lollapalooza. If you want free music from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neon Indian, Sigur Rós, Dum Dum Girls, Afghan Whigs, or others, today’s your lucky day. Here’s the …

When asked during a reddit AMA session three days ago whether or not he would consider doing new episodes of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bill Nye said Yes, yes. But, it would have to be with the right producers, …

A little over a year ago, YouTube launched Creative Commons on YouTube, and officially allowed uploaders to ad a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) to their videos. At the launch, the CC library consisted of just over 10,000 videos …

An online petition demanding YouTube to allow access for third party recording tools has topped 1.1 million signatures, and shows no signs of stopping. The petition, created by 21-year-old Philip Matesanz, asks Google to “break their silence and participate in …

Today begins the holy month of Ramadan, Islam’s period of fasting, prayer, and charity. For the next 30 days, millions of Muslims around the word will participate in sawm, zakat & sadaqah, tarawih, and salah. And this year, YouTube wants …

You can argue all you want over the relevancy of the Oscars, it’s still pretty cool to brag about getting one. The golden statue will always be a reminder that you have the talent to be one of the best. …

If you want to upload a video to YouTube, but you fear what may happen if anyone identifies its subjects, things just got a bit easier. Today, YouTube announced that they’ve added face blurring to their set of video enhancements. …

There are some that would never condone fighting – under any circumstances. And for the most part, I’d say that the “turn the other cheek” philosophy is the best course of action in most situations. But I’m sure that some …

In what must be the coolest version of a time capsule to hit the interwebs in quite some time, one actor and filmmaker has completed an interview with himself that he begun back in 1992, when he was 12 years …

Google has posted many sessions from Google I/O, its annual developers conference held last week. I’ve pulled out a few that may help you broaden your audience, as far as attracting people watching their televisions, whether that be for your …

If Google was some digitized version of Wipeout!, inevitably some of the products won’t get to move on and compete in the next round. It’s a fact of life: there has to be losers. For at least a few of …

Despite YouTube being the Mordor of online discourse, you may actually want to engage with that community from time to time. It’s not all bad, just 99.45% bad. If you actually feel daring enough to invite the YouTube community to …

Should YouTube users be allowed to rip the content they like to their hard drive, much like a person would use a DVR to record a television show of interest? Some users believe they should have such capabilities, and so, …

Google announced today that you can now associate your YouTube account with your Google+ account. In other words, if you go by your real name on Google+, you can now make that your identity on YouTube as well. Luckily, to …

Here’s a list of some awful things in no particular order: Nuclear disasters. Bath salts. Running out of toilet paper. Traffic. Frank Miller’s Holy Terror. Break-ups. Neo-Nazis. Hollywood remakes. Two month-old lasagna. The runs. I could go on because lord …

Google announced a new Webmaster Tools feature that lets you add users who can act on behalf of your site in other Google products. These users will be referred to as “associates”. This seems to be another step towards Google’s …

Google announced some big improvements to the YouTube API during I/O that will help Android devices get the most out of the service with smooth, high-quality playback. Those kind of improvements usually result in a new app being released sooner …

YouTube is the core pillars of Google’s strategy of pushing forward into a Web based future. It’s still the most popular video site online and it has the potential to drive features like HTML5 and mobile video to even greater …

Do you want to know the secret to getting on Anonymous’ bad side? Try passing a law that punishes people for watching YouTube videos. Japan just recently passed a law that would fine and imprison people for watching YouTube videos …

Tese days everybody is looking for a way to make some extra cash. Some people have a yard sale or sell things on ebay. Others are looking for a more unique way to get paid. T3Media out of Denver is …

Much to the delight of everyone still reeling from the loss of Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and (to a lesser extent, I guess) The Killing for the season, HBO debuted a brand new drama centered around the innerworkings of …